The present invention is designed to optimize the uplink access procedure even when the band to use is limited to partial narrow bands in a system band. A user terminal, in which the band to use is limited to a partial narrow band in a system band, has a receiving section that receives system information that includes indication information of an uplink carrier frequency, from a radio base station, as system information for narrow bands, which is different from system information for the system band, and a transmission section that transmits a random access preamble to the radio base station in one of a plurality of narrow bands that are specified by the indication information of the uplink carrier frequency.
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1. A terminal operating with a narrow band that is a part of a system band, the terminal comprising: a transmitter that transmits a random access preamble; and a receiver that receives a random access response in a resource of the narrow band that is linked with a signal sequence of the random access preamble, wherein the receiver receives a frequency offset value for a Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) of the narrow band, wherein the transmitter transmits the random access preamble in accordance with the frequency offset value for the PRACH, and wherein the transmitter transmits a connection request message in a resource that is indicated by a random access response grant.
2. The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein: the transmitter transmits the connection request message to a radio base station in a narrow band that is used for transmission of an immediately-preceding random access preamble.
3. A radio base station communicating with a terminal that operates with a narrow band that is a part of a system band, the radio base station comprising: a receiver that receives a random access preamble; and a transmitter that transmits a random access response in a resource of the narrow band that is linked with a signal sequence of the random access preamble, wherein the transmitter transmits a frequency offset value for a Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) of the narrow band, wherein the receiver receives the random access preamble in accordance with the frequency offset value for the PRACH, and wherein the receiver receives a connection request message in a resource that is indicated by a random access response grant.
4. A radio communication method for a terminal operating with a narrow band that is a part of a system band, the radio communication method comprising: transmitting a random access preamble; receiving a random access response in a resource of the narrow band that is linked with a signal sequence of the random access preamble; receiving a frequency offset value for a Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) of the narrow band; transmitting the random access preamble in accordance with the frequency offset value for the PRACH; and transmitting a connection request message in a resource that is indicated by a random access response grant.
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October 9, 2015
August 10, 2021
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